Of the "Life of Beethoven," the National Journal of Education says: "Beethoven was great and noble as a man, and his artistic creations were in harmony with his great nature. The story of his life is of the deepest interest."

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SHORT HISTORY OF FRANCE, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, By Miss E.S. KIRKLAND,

author of "Six Little Cooks," "Dora's Housekeeping," etc.

12MO., EXTRA, CLOTH, BLACK AND GILT, $1.25.

"The narrative is not dry on a single page, and the little history may be commended as the best of its kind that has yet appeared,"

Bulletin, Philadelphia.

"A book both instructive and entertaining. It is not a dry compendium of dates and facts, but a charmingly written history."

Christian Union, New York.